Pathological Tires

I was able to try this game during Early Access and it is extremely well-made. It remains one of the only examples of a "Racing Puzzle Game" I've heard of, and it's not just a good concept -- the level design is stellar, with new challenges and mechanics expanding the design space from area to area, and the game really sticks the landing. If you're a fan of either puzzle games or racing fandom, this game is for you!

This time, the Salesman is Traveling in style! Pathological Tires is a great example of simple-yet-challenging. The core gameplay of telling a car what path to take is understood immediately, with clever level design naturally revealing the game's complexity as you play. Once you start having to think carefully about acceleration and cornering, it gets really interesting. The game retains some nice racing quirks, too. Setting a new "Personal Best!" time on a puzzle feels really good, even if you're not quite to the par time yet, and watching your new solution's car race your previous Best's ghost is exciting. The cons so far are right there in the trailer - the artwork is basic, and functional, although the UI could use a pass for clarity. The music is all MIDI, though pretty rockin', and is nicely dynamic as you start and stop tests. The game is also subtly inspired by Blast Corps N64, of all things. Too much banjo for it not to be. If you don't mind the presentation, the puzzle gameplay is top-notch!

The world's only turn based racing puzzle game! A good balance between relaxing and challenging. I'm about one fifth of the way through and generally impressed at the regular pace at which new mechanics are introduced to keep things fresh. Vastly underrated.

Interessantes Rennpuzzle-Spiel. Leider in späteren Levels zu schwer (zumindest für mich). Für die Tipps muss man zu lange warten und sind leider auch nicht immer hilfreich, um das Level in der vorgegebenen Zeit zu beenden. Hier wäre es echt super, wenn man nicht immer die Zielzeit erreichen müsste, sondern vielleicht auch nur eine Art "Bronze- oder Silberzeit", hauptsache, man kommt ins nächste Level. Ansonsten sehr viele Mechanics und reichlich komplizierte Puzzles. Der Screenshot in der Shopseite für das Marathon-Level gibt eine gute Vorstellung, was später auf einen zukommt. Man muss 19 Checkpoints abfahren. Es gibt Portale und fast unendlich viele Möglichkeiten, wie man die Strecke abfahren kann. Nur, muss das innerhalb der vorgegebenen Zeit passieren. In späteren Leveln gibt es dann z. B. noch Tore (die man über Hebel auf und zu machen kann) und Garagen (wo man das Auto wechseln kann, diese fahren auf unterschiedlichen Straßenbelägen unterschiedlich schnell). Etc. Alles in einem, ein ausgemachtes Puzzlespiel für Nerds.

Game has crisper graphics than the trailer makes it seems. It's a traveling salesman game on steroids but I personally have enjoyed it. It keeps adding new mechanics to make things interesting.